Friday, June 26, 2015

Bracketology: 1985 Adult Contemporary singles, Semifinals

Let's see how the quarterfinal match-ups panned out (for me, at least):

Quarterfinal #1: I've already shared this story here, so please forgive the self-plagiarism: Early in the summer of 1985, I ended a 8 month relationship with a much
older woman because I wanted to sow some wild oats (actually, I already
was doing some sowing which is why I broke it off). The woman's name
was Donna, so when "Who's Holding Donna Now?" hit the chart that summer, the lyrics
couldn't have been more apropos. It's a great song, written by Westcoast/AOR royalty: David Foster, Jay Graydon, and Randy Goodrum; produced
by the incomparable Graydon.

Quarterfinal #2: No contest. Georgie and Andy in a landslide.

Quarterfinal #3: The seedings pit two overwrought ballads together in this round. I'm going to give the edge to Survivor because the opening reminds me of seventies tunes, but truthfully, if I heard either song on the radio, I'd be changing the station.

Quarterfinal #4: I wish Paul Young would go away. He ruins a perfectly good Daryl Hall song. On the other hand, the Chicago tune was written and produced by the aformentioned David Foster.